Author: Team NIDO

The silver economy is a very heterogeneous and diverse sector, offering multiple opportunities for the business community. This became clear on the 10th, during the closing day of the first training and support program for companies in the sector of the silver economy, promoted by ADINBERRI and held in Camara de Gipuzkoa, Donostia. 26 organizations have completed this training program and a further 40 companies interested in this field will participate. The purpose of this program is to develop a value proposition in the “silver” market. As noted by the organizers, this first edition was a great success, receiving 9…

As the development of large-scale language models, large-scale language models, or simply LLMs progresses, we begin to understand some of the variables that impact leadership that will be integrated across all industries.We are moving further and further away from earlier approaches that fundamentally emphasized access to large amounts of carefully selected data for training (open repositories such as LAION in the graphics world and Common Crawl in the text world). (plays a very important early role). (and then there was an uproar in agreements with all kinds of content providers), as we moved to a new vision in which it…

The Barcelona Free Zone Consortium (CZFB) is preparing the 5th Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW) 2024. The event will be held at DFactory Barcelona from October 7th to 10th and will maintain a hybrid format, with all content broadcast. Through streaming and a celebration of networking initiatives that connect key sectors of the new economy, both digitally and in-person. This edition adds the aviation sector to address the latest innovations and sustainable strategies shaping the future of air transport. The event therefore includes three sets and seven key sectors of the new economy: Aviation, Health, Digital Industries, Human Resources, Sustainability,…

The “gig economy” has experienced significant growth in Latin America. This growth is primarily due to technological advancements and the success of startups, which are being adopted in many parts of the world, especially after the pandemic. Furthermore, this phenomenon occurred in conjunction with the need for many to find other flexible and low-cost sources of income at a time when many people lost their jobs. The survey found that 54% of young professionals have a desire to embark on a ‘portfolio career’, built on a range of diverse work experience, often on a freelance basis. Furthermore, 36% of freelancers…

Through technical assistance services, you will be provided with recommendations for the most efficient use of air conditioning in the face of the impending arrival of heat.“It’s your air, it’s your peace of mind” is a new Mitsubishi Electric campaign aimed specifically at the elderly and people over 50, offering advice and recommendations to optimize the use of air conditioning . With this campaign, being the benchmark air conditioner brand in energy efficiency, we want to offer added value to the end consumer by offering a series of tips that will lead to the best possible energy efficiency. The target…

Everyone knows the problem of food surplus. It shows that a third of the world’s food production is wasted, while more than 6 million people in Spain alone suffer from some form of food poverty. Based on these data, ORECA Circular Economy was launched in 2019. The company is dedicated to helping the food industry reduce and donate surplus food in a simple, safe and cost-effective way. Their mission is to eliminate food waste by maximizing surplus and feeding those who need it most. ORECA is structured as a monthly subscription platform that provides surplus return and donation services. Customers…

According to the United Nations, the number of people in the world over the age of 60 will increase from 650 million in 2013 to 2 billion in 2050. This is undoubtedly already leading to increased medical needs, but it is also driving growth. The same goes for other sectors where various investment funds are already looking for opportunities within this long-term structural trend.“Older people also want to live longer, healthier, more active and autonomous lives as possible, and they have the financial wherewithal to do so.The response to this demand is the silver economy. The silver economy is defined…

Three digital tools were developed. i) The new BIM-assisted smart pre-demolition (BIM4DW) tool enables more accurate estimates of used building materials (EBM) in pre-demolition waste audits. ii) An innovative Identification and Authentication Toolkit (IAT) to preserve, guarantee and over-the-air update of the properties of both reused building components and salvaged EBM from the EoL construction phase into new buildings. iii) A new digital EBM traceability service based on a cloud traceability platform (CTP) that covers the entire circular building supply chain. Three functional versions of the tool have been developed and demonstrated separately in laboratory conditions (IAT for concrete), in…

DIH-SE is a Spanish-Portuguese project that was born last November with the clear objective of promoting economic activity and entrepreneurship in border regions, with the main reference to the silver economy. It is about creating a triple coalition that includes the introduction of innovative services for the silver population, the promotion of entrepreneurship through productive niche markets, and the sustainability of public systems. New technologies applied to the needs of older people living in border regions are the basis of this unique project. Social interaction device installed in one of the “health homes” The project is made up of several…

Juan Carlos Alcaide, Professor at ESIC School of Business and Marketing, CEO and Founder of Silver Economy Company, and author of The Silver Economy. Over 65: The New Target examines the economic challenges of longevity. The whole world ages. The European Commission estimates that by 2060, one in three people in Europe will be aged 65 or older. Furthermore, according to the United Nations and its report, World Population Prospects, the number of elderly people (60 years and older) will double by 2050. People with the past are the future, and the silver economy was born out of the need…